You Best Hurry America The Perplexed & Figure Out Who Is Really Managing the Opposition As Time Is Growing Short
(CNSNews.com) - Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan announced Wednesday (June 21) that she plans to begin an "open-ended hunger strike" on July 4 to urge the Bush administration to bring troops home from Iraq.
(What the hell is an "open-ended" hunger strike? An adaptable diet? A happy meal when it fits the situation?)
The fast, organized by Code Pink and Sheehan's Gold Star Families for Peace, will begin on Independence Day in Washington, D.C. In her statement Sheehan said she would move the fast to Crawford, Texas, where the president owns a ranch …
(Wait a minute … fast? I thought it was a hunger strike. Oh, here it is) …. celebrities like singer Willie Nelson, actor Danny Glover and comedian Dick Gregory will show their support for her by joining in a one-day fast.
(So it's a 1 day fast for the stars. Quite a sacrifice for these old coots; even I can go longer than that.)
Sheehan is currently in Vienna, Austria, protesting President Bush's appearances there.
(Man, I bet summer in Austria is much nicer than dog days in Crawford. I hope they stuffed on Austrian cheese dumplings and strudel before heading to the ranch.)
In an interview posted on Code Pink's website, the group's co-founder Diane Wilson said the fast would show solidarity with Iraqis and U.S. troops. "Their bodies are on the line every day," Wilson said, referring to Iraqi civilians. "And so are the bodies of the U.S. soldiers. So shouldn't we be putting our bodies on the line?"
(Ummmm. Why not put your bodies on the line at 1600 Pennsylvania and the Hart Senate Building for a long open-ended occupation; sort of like the US in Afghanistan and Iraq. The people and the pols might hear you ....)
2 comments:
agteed. the behavior of these people is embarrassing.
I'm saddened to see Diane Wilson making public statements re: this hairbrained idea. After all she went through as a fisherman fighting corporate polluters, I'd of thought she'd smell this rat.
Cindy in Crawford is a dead horse. McClennon County passed an Ordinance last October to prevent any further nuisances like Camp Casey.
Perhaps Crawford Peace House will invite Cindy and her hungry entourage for tea (less crumpets, of course). CPH is located at the crossroads in the center of that one-light town where the Bushes bought the ranch in August of 1999. Crawford Peace House took up residence around the same time (within a year if I'm not mistaken. They welcome a little publicity --but not too much-- from time to time.
Kathy F.
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